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What are people's thoughts on cocktail ottomans?
Assuming you're dealing with a dark brown leather sofa such as the H&M Rugby:
Do you go with a matching leather ottoman?
Contrasting Leather?
Contrasting Fabric?
How large? It seems like most ottomans aren't wide enough to look right in front of wide sofas.
Is a proper table a better idea than the ottoman?
Specifially, what style ottoman would go well with the H&M Rugby in dark brown?
I think cocktail ottomans are in large part replacing coffee tables in a lot of areas. Reason being because they are excellent to put one's feet up on, and also to use as auxiliary seating for larger than normal crowds, etc. For sectionals, I tend to like 40" square. For average sofas, 28" x 42" or so is about right. I'd always go with leather - at least a leather top, due to wearability and wipe n' go if something spills on it.
This model works pretty well for a Rugby:
http://www.hancockandmoore.com/produ...productid=1543
Thanks Duane. Does the ottoman being half the width of the couch not look weird in front of it?
I don't think so, a lot of folks here on the forum have that setup...maybe a few will chime in and share their thoughts.
I think half the width, or just slightly longer is about right...
We looked at a Stickley leather sofa.. 100"... They offered a matching cocktail ottoman that was 65"... way, way to big for that sofa... Once you factor in the sofa arms, you didn't have much room to move around the ottoman to sit down.. (100 - 65 / 2 = 17.5" minus the arm width)
Which brings me to another observation... 18.5" seems like an ideal ottoman height, but I notice that once I sit down on a normal sofa, my legs still feel as they are higher than my butt.. which is what I'm trying to avoid..
Any comments on that?
I find that I am most comfortable on an ottoman that has a 2.5" or 3" drop from the seat height, but a lot of that is simply personal preference. Lately I'm even preferring the smaller 'Boot Stools' over ottomans for lounge chairs, etc.
I agree.. It's hard to find a 16' - 17" ottoman.. We have a cheaper sectional in the lower level that has a nice square ottoman that is just 16".. I find that is perfect (but, it came with the set)..Quote:
Originally Posted by drcollie
I like the boot stools, but that doesn't work real well with a sofa... especially if you aren't after that "western" look..
I like the Campaign Cocktail Ottoman but worry that it may be too tall for comfort paired with an Austin set.
I would think when you sit on a sofa you must sink down a few inches. Will my feet be higher than my rear?
It is hard to make decisions without being able to try the pieces together.
Can anyone with this ottoman reply as to the comfort level and the height of the pieces they have it paired with?
I like a 2" to 3" drop for comfort on ottomans, from the seat chair height. I do NOT like ones that are even with the sofa or chair seat.
Duane. Do you think that an H&M Ascari bench (#5262/5263) would be appropriate for use as an ottoman for a H&M AVA sofa.
Not really sure on that one. My main concern is the length of the bench @ 56". It would be more like a padded coffee table than an ottoman at that size. An Ava sofa has an interior of 71" so that means 7 1/2" less is the air space on each side of the bench to sofa. As long as you are oK with that, then the style certainly works.
Duane, thanks for the reply. The intention would be that people on both ends of the sofa could use the bench as a footrest, primarily while watching TV. It would be an alternative to a double recliner sofa. Besides the usual pros and cons of stationary vs recliner sofas, it would be in our view preferable in terms of style and scale. However, without seeing the 2 pieces together, it is difficult to judge if they would work together in terms of comfort and proportion.
If you have the sofa, take some cardboard boxes and arrange them in roughly the size of the ottoman and try it out. Or even just put some masking tape on the floor to tape off the area it would take up. Those tricks have worked for me to figure out if something new would work.
I agree its not easy to tell if the two styles will work together nicely. They should, but you never really know until one is in front of the other.
Bringing this topic up with a related question.:)
I really like the combination of leather on http://www.hancockandmoore.com/image...aign_BO_PR.jpg
Photographed in Tuscany Saddle and Tuscany Harness . It's really funny that so many leathers on the H&M site stock pictures are gone!
Tuscany Saddle, Heirloom Chestnut, Imperial Whiskey Burnished, Weston Tobacco, Antiqued Sunset Burnished and so on, so on.
Nevertheless, as I'm looking to have the same 2 leather combination on "072 Campaign Cocktail Ottoman" and wonder if it will look fine with "TIBURON Cognac"/"TIBURON Walnut" or "Cameo Brown Burnished"/"Weston Can Burnished" combination.
I really appreciate your guys opinion/thoughts!
I am currently going through the process of buying all burnished pieces, the ottoman is a different brown then the other furniture, Duane is making sure they burnish them all at the same time so they compliment each other, that I think would look great ��Quote:
Originally Posted by Eastbayguy
Leathers come and go depending on how they sell. Furniture and covers are as much about style and fashion as they are utility and durability. When the sales slow down in a category, or if the tannery is having problems with the hides (pricing, delivery, consistency, etc) they will drop them and new ones come into the line. Remember that Hancock and Moore is an industry style leader in fashion, not a follower. So they come out first with the new looks and it takes the copycats 18 months to follow their designs and colors/textures. So you are likely to see more progressive hide selection changes at H&M that other companies.
You can create that two tone look with several hides in the line. What I would suggest if you go through the existing hides and order pairs of sample swatches to combine - the swatches are free of charge. Keep high contrast values, don't get them too close to one another.
Cameo Mocha with Cameo Caramel could be one combo.
Life was so much easier in the good old Soviet Union. The communist party made sure that you are not agonizing over the having too many choices!
Are Cameo Brown and Cameo Merlot contrasting enough? Hard to find something for the TIBURON Cognac. I guess I need to order samples in May to finalize the order.
Yes, you have to do samples.